Starblaster Cargo

[gilflo]

Hello

Here is my Starblaster cargo, Ferram design but not tested in flight under Ferram du to stock heating bug.

He is flying perfectly well under Stock and leave you 70% fuel in Orbit at 100km with a 7T satellite inside hold.

You can fly to Mun, launch Satellite, Land on Mun and return on Kerbin.

He is equipped with 4 Nukes 2 RAPIER and 2 OPT J61 very powerful RAM Jet Engines. They allow you to reach M 4.8 at 20km with the help of the RAPIER and then Nukes they will give thrust until 40 km at Mach 5.5 , even in rare atmosphere, because the speed you reach will give enough air to the engines. Shutting down RAPIER at 24km and lighting Nukes you will reach orbit without burning only fuel. There is an Oxy reserve you can use with RAPIER.

http://forum.kerbalspaceprogram.com/threads/97525-1-0-4-WIP-OPT-Space-Plane-v1-7

The SSTO is equipped with Karbonite detector,drillers and converter in another hold and is completely autonomous, provided you launched a Scansat satellite to search for Karbonite. With this device, you do not need any refinery nor installation. You can fly directly to Laythe, launch a ScanSat satellite to detect Karbonite and then land, mine and refuel. Drillers are deployed by mean of Infernal robotic rails and hinges. The SSTO and all wings are reinforced with struts.

It is modulable, you can replace hold by Mk2 passengers parts or equipped hold with science..;etc....

Share and explanations in my kerbalX later.

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[Majorjim!]

I'm amazed nobody commented on this. An SSTO that can land on the Mun and return is a great achievement. Good job dude, keep it up!

[Rune]

I'm amazed nobody commented on this. An SSTO that can land on the Mun and return is a great achievement. Good job dude, keep it up!

It uses non-stock RAMJET engines. If it did it stock, now that would be something. It's doable, I think (heck, my Javelin would do it even if it has to be by way of Minmus), but the payload fraction must be abysmal.

Rune. Still, nice craft.

[gilflo]

Thank's MajorJim

Indeed I use the OPT J61 Ramjet. I am here to play and try to get as far as possible. We are too limited with stock engines....

Anyway, even with stock engines, you can go to Mun and back, provided you get the Karbonite option...

[Majorjim!]

Thank's MajorJim

Indeed I use the OPT J61 Ramjet. I am here to play and try to get as far as possible. We are too limited with stock engines....

Anyway, even with stock engines, you can go to Mun and back, provided you get the Karbonite option...

Play any way you like man, you know this already though. You have soo many gizmos on screen! What is all that stuff? Flight info and stuff?

[gilflo]

I use mainly, Pilot assistant, kind of helpfull semi autopilot , steam gauges- only the circle gauge that indicates mach and AOA? helpfull when using Ferram, kerbal flight ing, RKE Joystick, mainly if you want to use throttle percent by percent, mechjeb for manoeuver planner and altitude surface info, TAC fuel balancer to fly SSTO always balanced and you don't need any fuel lines ( problem with that is that your DV indications are false), infernal robotic gizmo for use of hinges and rails that support deployable karbonite drills that ate inside cargo holds....etc...

There's a lot of helpfull mods in KSP!!!

And i use very much autopilot as i don't see any interest in keeping straight line while flying! In the real life pilots rely on them a lot as they fly better than them in high altitude and there's many things else to plan and think of while cruising...